Dr. Bateson, Susanville’s resident meteorological expert, reports that we have shattered yet another precipitation record this month. “I just measured another 2.25 inches of water from snow and rain over the…

Dr. Bateson, Susanville’s resident meteorological expert, brings us up to date on January moisture totals here in the Honey Lake Valley. “I have recorded 12.01 inches of precipitation water during the…

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Dr. Bateson, Susanville’s resident meteorological expert, checks in with some really good news about the water levels up at Eagle Lake. “I measured Eagle Lake this morning at 5092.23 feet,” Dr. Bateson said…

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Dr. Bateson, Susanville’s resident meteorological expert, checks in with some encouraging precipitation totals for the month December. Bateson measured 4.54″ of moisture in December which is 123% of average for the month. This brings…

Dr. Bateson, Susanville’s resident meteorological expert, checks in with frighteningly low precipitation totals for the month April. Despite April beginning at 103% of average the numbers quickly dropped with hardly any rainfall…

Dr. Bateson sends us this photo of the moon taken during the lunar eclipse in the early hours of April 4th. Bateson took the photo at around 5:00a.m. Saturday with his 85mm refractor in less than ideal…